Global Patent Index - EP 1927317 A4

EP 1927317 A4 20100901 - ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT

Title (en)

ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT

Title (de)

ULTRASCHALL-DIAGNOSEGERÄT

Title (fr)

EQUIPEMENT DIAGNOSTIQUE ULTRASONORE

Publication

EP 1927317 A4 20100901 (EN)

Application

EP 06798005 A 20060914

Priority

  • JP 2006318293 W 20060914
  • JP 2005272571 A 20050920

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1927317A1] The present invention aims at providing an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of acquiring more accurate tissue character values such as strain, an average elastic modulus, and an average viscosity. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention detects tissue boundaries of a subject in accordance with a received signal based on an ultrasonic echo from a receiving section 103, by means of a boundary detection section 110; and tracks motions of the tissue boundaries of the subject by means of a tissue tracking section 108. A tissue character value computing section 109 computes tissue character values of the subject from the motions of the tissue boundaries of the subject tracked by the tissue tracking section 108 and a blood pressure value of the subject acquired from a blood pressure value acquisition section 112.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/02007 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/0858 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/485 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1927317 A1 20080604; EP 1927317 A4 20100901; JP WO2007034738 A1 20090326; US 2009143675 A1 20090604; WO 2007034738 A1 20070329

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06798005 A 20060914; JP 2006318293 W 20060914; JP 2007536468 A 20060914; US 6720306 A 20060914